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Mesoscale Discussion 433

April 5, 20065 counties in Illinois; 39 counties in Iowa; 36 counties in Missouri

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 5, 2006, 10:36 PM CDT for 5 counties in Illinois; 39 counties in Iowa; 36 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 84 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 5, 2006, 10:36 PM CDT (03:36 UTC)
Expired
Apr 6, 2006, 12:00 AM CDT
In force
84 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 80 counties

Adair County, IA, Adams County, IA, Appanoose County, IA, Audubon County, IA, Boone County, IA, Cass County, IA, Clarke County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Davis County, IA, Decatur County, IA, Des Moines County, IA, Guthrie County, IA, Henry County, IA, Iowa County, IA, Jasper County, IA, Jefferson County, IA, Keokuk County, IA, Lee County, IA, Lucas County, IA, Madison County, IA, Mahaska County, IA, Marion County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Monroe County, IA, Montgomery County, IA, Page County, IA, Polk County, IA, Pottawattamie County, IA, Poweshiek County, IA, Ringgold County, IA, Shelby County, IA, Story County, IA, Taylor County, IA, Union County, IA, Van Buren County, IA, Wapello County, IA, Warren County, IA, Washington County, IA, Wayne County, IA, Adams County, IL, Brown County, IL, Calhoun County, IL, Hancock County, IL, Pike County, IL, Adair County, MO, Audrain County, MO, Boone County, MO, Caldwell County, MO, Callaway County, MO, Carroll County, MO, Chariton County, MO, Clark County, MO, Daviess County, MO, DeKalb County, MO, Gentry County, MO, Grundy County, MO, Harrison County, MO, Howard County, MO, Knox County, MO, Lewis County, MO, Lincoln County, MO, Linn County, MO, Livingston County, MO, Macon County, MO, Marion County, MO, Mercer County, MO, Monroe County, MO, Montgomery County, MO, Nodaway County, MO, Pike County, MO, Putnam County, MO, Ralls County, MO, Randolph County, MO, Saline County, MO, Schuyler County, MO, Scotland County, MO, Shelby County, MO, Sullivan County, MO, Warren County, MO, Worth County, MO

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 202 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watches that followed

Watches SPC issued over any of the same counties within four hours of this discussion.

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 241 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2006-04-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Davenport, at 00:00Z on 2006-04-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 45 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2365 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
205 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 5, 11:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAdams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Christian and 36 more4 hr
Apr 6, 11:19 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAdams, Alexander, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Cass and 70 more56 min
Apr 6, 3:24 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAudubon, Carroll, Crawford, Harrison, Ida, Monona and 3 more2 hr
Apr 6, 6:01 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAndrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Cass, Clay, Clinton and 4 more119 min
Apr 6, 11:03 AM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBarry, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, Stone and 1 more117 min
Apr 6, 12:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBarry, Christian, Dent, Douglas, Greene, Howell and 9 more4 hr
Apr 6, 3:29 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCDouglas, Howell, Ozark, Texas, Wright91 min
Apr 6, 4:21 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBarry, McDonald, Taney84 min
Apr 6, 4:53 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAndrew, Barry, Barton, Bates, Benton, Buchanan and 51 more97 min
Apr 6, 5:54 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCBarry, Barton, Bates, Benton, Camden, Cass and 33 more7 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Iowa, 2006Mesoscale Discussions in Missouri, 2006Mesoscale Discussions in Illinois, 2006Every mesoscale discussion in 2006

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.